Gitanjali metro station

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Gitanjali
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Gitanjali Metro station
General information
Location Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Naktala, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700047
Coordinates 22°28′10″N88°22′12″E / 22.469426°N 88.369985°E / 22.469426; 88.369985
Owned by Metro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
Operated by Kolkata Metro
Line(s) Blue Line
Platforms Side platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineshwar
Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type Elevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station codeKGTN
History
OpenedAugust 22, 2009;14 years ago (2009-08-22) [1]
Electrified750 V DC Third Rail
Previous namesNaktala
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Logo.svg Kolkata Metro Following station
Masterda Surya Sen
towards Dakshineswar
Blue Line Kavi Nazrul
towards Kavi Subhash
Location
Gitanjali metro station

Gitanjali is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is located in Naktala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [2] [3] It is named after the famous 'Gitanjali' or Song Offerings, a collection of 103 English poems, largely translations, of the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Contents

History

Station layout

Gitanjali track layout
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P1
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P2
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
GStreet LevelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 2
Southbound
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Kavi Nazrul
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Masterda Surya Sen
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
L2

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 80A, 228, SD5, S112 (Mini), S113 (Mini), AC6, S6A, S7 etc. serve the station. [4] [5]

See also

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